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Ahead of two retirements, the West Virginia Housing Development Fund announces changes in two key leadership positions. 

Nathan Testman has been promoted to Deputy Director of Production. Testman has been with the Fund for seven years, most recently serving as the Senior Division Manager of Multifamily Lending. In his new role, Testman will oversee all production programs within the Multifamily and Single-Family divisions, as well as Section 8 and Asset Management. Scott Smith, who joined the Fund in July, will... Continue Reading

The West Virginia Housing Development Fund is pleased to present the FY2023 Annual Report. 

This year’s report looks a little different. Rather than publishing a PDF to our website, we decided to take advantage of today’s technology and create a more dynamic, web-based report. The FY2023 Annual Report, located here, contains testimonials from satisfied customers, information on our single- and multifamily programs, our financial reports, and more.

We are pleased with how... Continue Reading

CHARLESTON, W.VA.— The West Virginia Housing Development Fund issued more than $20 million in affordable mortgage loans to buyers across West Virginia in July, shattering previous records and doubling year over year totals.

In just one month, the Fund issued 119 loans through our Homeownership Program for a total of $18 million and 15 Movin’ Up Program loans for a total of $2.4 million.

“Our programs are designed to make homeownership more attainable and affordable for West Virginians,” said Jon... Continue Reading

“We built our home back in 2013 and the property had an existing conventional septic system. We wanted to utilize this since it was available and so we had a contractor add septic drain fields. Over the years, the septic tank and drain fields started failing and failed soil percolation test.

We were aware of the expensive cost of putting in a new home aeration system and decided to check if there are loan programs out there that... Continue Reading

Willie Lester rented a house on Charleston’s West Side for 36 years. As both she and the house got older, she prayed that her next move would be to a brand-new place and come with all the bells and whistles she’d been missing. 

Her prayers were answered in June when she moved into her unit at Stockton Greene, a new affordable housing development just a few blocks away from her old home.  

“I love it,” Lester, 77, said.... Continue Reading